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Car tax

(4 Posts)
Sallywally1 Tue 16-Nov-21 17:52:26

I had to tax my car and googled car tax. At the top of the list and before the proper gov. Site there was a box in which the registration could be entered. I thought this was a proper site and had put my payment number in and just in time saw the sentence about a recurring charge of 5.99 a month! Phew thank goodness I noticed. I deleted everything and googled the company and it seems they are a scam. Premium rates for phones, nuisance calls etc. Cannot remember the name of the company but in terms of paying car tax always go through the .gov site. It did look genuine though and I am usually very careful and sensible!

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 16-Nov-21 18:12:24

It’s similar if you want to use the official Land Registry site. Up pops another one first and if you use it you pay far more to view or receive title documents. Always use the official government one.

PamelaJ1 Tue 16-Nov-21 18:50:19

Thank you for posting. I think that many of us are aware of these scams but there may be one we have missed.
Travel visas are another.

welbeck Tue 16-Nov-21 18:52:59

make sure you are on a website that ends in .gov.uk